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No. 278,818. Paten-tea May 1,1888'.V

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WITNESSES ATTORNEYS.

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BOTTLE-STOPPER AND DRAFT-NOZZLE.

SPECIFICATION 'forming'part of Lettersratent No. 276,816, dated May 1, 1883.

Application mea `Matth 11,1883. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, PETER HENRIoHs, of Fargo, in the county of Cass and Territory of Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Stoppers and Draft- Nozzles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and I o use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure lis aperspective view of the neck of a bottle provided with myimproved stopper and draft-nozzle. Fig. 2 is a top view, and Fig. 3 is a vertical section, of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the Iigures.

My invention has relation to bottle-Stoppers and draft-nozzles employed with bottles containing beer, sparkling wines, or other liquids containing or charged with gas, and it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts of a stopper adapted to be used with bottles of diii'erent sizes, and in which the pressure of the gas within the bottle 'will keep the valve closing the nozzle pressed against the opening of the same, while it may be opened by pressure upon a lever on the side of the stopper, as hereinafter more fully e described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the letterA indicates a bottle, and B the head of the same. U is the stopper, which consists of an upper hanged part, D, and a lower contracted part, E, and which Vis provided with a tubular -nozzle, F, passing through the stopper,and an oblique perforation, G', through which the valve-stem passes. A gasket, H, of rubber or other elastic material, is placed between the upper rim of the mouth of the bottle and the ange I upon the upper part, D, of the stopper, and serves to enable the stopper to be pressed tightly down over the mouth of the bottle. To keep the stopper down upon this gasket and to fasten it upon the bottle a plate,

J, is placed over the top of the stopper, having an aperture, K, through which the nozzle and valve-stem project, and two downwardbent arms or plates, L, which are bulged inward `at their lower ends, bearing in under the Shoah der M, formed by the lower rim of the head and held in placeby a wire, N, drawn tightly around the neck of the bottle under the said shoulder. The edges of plate J are notched at 0 upon both sides of the plate, and the lower inward-bent ends of a A-shaped bent strip,P, fit into these notches, holding the said strip in place, which serves to protect the top of the stopper, and especially the inner end of the valvefoperating thumb-lever.

The valve consists of a metallic block, Q, having a rubber disk, It, fastened upon its upper flat surface, which bears against the lower end of the stopper, covering the opening of the nozzle. From the upper surface of this valve projects the valve-stem S, passing up through the perforation G in the stopper, and having a spiral spring, T, wrapped around its upper portion, said spring bearing againstthe upper surface of the stopper, and against a notched yoke'or cross-piece, U, upon the upper end of the valve-stem. The valve is operated by means of a thumb-lever, V, bent at right angles and4 hinged at the end of its upper horizontal portion upon a pin, W, passing through two perforated lugs or ears, X, upon the inner side of the nozzle, and bearing with its lower edge into the notch in the cross-piece U upon the valve-stem. Thelower vertical end of the lever is flattened, so as to form a convenient surface for placing a linger for the purpose of operating it. A curved yoke, Y, is hinged upon the inner edge ofthe downward-bent portion of the lever, and bears with its free ends against the edges of thel bent strip l), serving to prevent the lever from opening the valve when touched while the bottle is in an upright position, while it will admit of the lever being depressed when the bottle is inclined, the yoke swinging out by its gravity.

It will thus be seen that the stopper will be kept closed by the pressure of the gas inthe liquid, as well as by the action of the spiral spring, and that it cannot be opened by accidental pressure from without, the yoke holding the lever out from the bottle, only admit- .tingof the lever being depressed and the valve opened when the bottle is tilted.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- IOO 1. In a draft-nozzle for bottles, the combination of the stopper and nozzle provided with the A-shaped bent strip P, with the thumblever V, having the curved yoke Y hinged to the inner edge of its downwardturned arm, said yoke bearing with its' free ends against the edges of strip P, in the manner and for the purpose shown and set forth.

2. As an improvement in combined draftnozzles and Stoppers, the combination and arrangement of the stopper provided with the nozzle, the perforated plate having downwardly-bent securing-arms, the valve having inclined stem, the A-shaped strip, the bent f thumb-lever, and the yoke hinged to the said i5 PETER HENRICHS.

Witnesses:

ALF E. BoYEsEN, FRANKLIN POTTER. 

